As a doula, I get asked all the time about places to shop while preparing for the arrival of a new baby, and the first place I always like to send clients is Little Ants! Not only is the owner Katie Field an amazingly knowledgeable person about breastfeeding and baby wearing, but she also has some really awesome products that you can’t find anywhere else in the tri-state. I love to support local businesses whenever possible, and Katie makes it easy with all kinds of great products and excellent customer service professionals who know what they are talking about because they have actually used the products.

Are you thinking about baby wearing but worried about which carrier might work best for you?

Go to Little Ants and they will help you try on different carrier to find which one works for you, your baby, and your budget. You can even rent them for a trip, and if you decide to purchase it later, they will apply your rental payment toward your purchase. How cool is that??

Curious about cloth diapering, but don’t know where to start?

Little Ants has you and your baby’s butt covered! Can we mention that Katie also owns and operates the Happy Heiny cloth diaper company?? She might be magic you guys!

From the Owner:

I was born and raised in Chicago and moved to Evansville via Urbana, IL in 2008.  I began Little Ants in 2000 six months after my oldest was born.  As I began raising my first child, I gained a deeper appreciation for the importance of mother baby togetherness.  The store grew out of that love.  I longed to create a work environment that allowed moms to work alongside their children all while emphasizing items that were made with just wages and dignity of the worker in mind.

• What is your favorite thing about your job? 

I really love being able to help families in their journey through parenthood.  From the early days of helping finding the perfect baby carrier to later days of finding the perfect toy that inspires the child to learn and grow while preserving their creativity and maintaining interest through the childs growth.  I also love seeing how much my children have learned by being a part of this business from day 1. 

• What do you wish people knew about your business? 

The importance of play in childhood is a major emphasis of our store.  I wish more people appreciated how developmentally important play is, how important open ended toys are to creativity, and how much further money stretches when you buy quality toys made to be played with for years.  That being a small local boutique doesn’t mean you pay premium prices, it means you get premium service at the same price as elsewhere.  We are here to serve our customers.

• What is the most stressful thing about your job? 

The struggle to stay afloat.  In the day and age of tablets for two year olds and internet purchases for moms, it can be tough to keep paying the bills. 

• What is your favorite thing about living in the tri-state area?

I love how welcome children are in Evansville.  It was the first thing that struck me when I moved here and I still appreciate it today.  This is becoming less true throughout many areas of country.  I love how many places my kids are treated with respect.

• Where can people find you if they want to learn more about Little Ants?

Our address is 2820 Lincoln Ave Evansville, IN 47714 or online at www.littleants.com

Check out: #antfamilybusiness

I don’t do twitter but have both instagram (@LittleAntsInc) and facebook (https://www.facebook.com/LittleAntsInc/)

GIVEAWAY TIME!!!!!

Want to win a super cool basket of stuff from Little Ants??

Here’s what you could win:

Here’s what you can win: S’well bottle, the cuddliest pig ever from The Manhattan Toy Company, a hand-dyed swaddling blanket made from bamboo by the Austin tie-dye company, Earth Mama Angel Baby Pregnancy Pampering Kit, Sweet tooth baby teether shaped like an ice cream cone, and a beautiful chewable necklace…

And the BIG thing that will probably get most of you excited is a:

TULA FREE TO GROW!!!!

The Tula Free to Grow is an amazing carrier that is fully adjustable, ergonomic, and  has variable width and height settings to customize its fit to your growing baby. This innovative, no fuss design does not require an infant insert and can be used beginning at 7lbs, and it is soo very cool that I almost wish I was going to have another baby!!

3 Steps to enter to win:

1. Like Doula Group of Evansville and Little Ants, Inc on Facebook
2. Like Little Ants, Inc and Doula Group of Evansville on Instagram. 3. Comment on this post with which item in the basket you are most excited to win!

I’ll put all the names in a bowl and have a live drawing on Sunday March 3^rd on the Doula Group of Evansville Instagram page, so be on the lookout for the announcement. Don’t worry though, I will contact you via messenger if you win too. I promise I don’t need this stuff and am really excited to give it away!!

Rules:

-Basket full of stuff must be picked up in person by the winner, so you should probably be fairly local to the Evansville area or at least willing to drive here to Little Ants to pick it up from me. If you aren’t local, you can still shop at their online store!

-Must be 18 to enter & a Facebook user, as winner will be notified via Facebook.

-This giveaway is in no way sponsored by, associated with, or run by Facebook or Instagram or any other entity other than Little Ants & Doula Group of Evansville

-DEADLINE to enter is Saturday March 2nd by noon!

Can we also mention that starting tomorrow there is a SALE at Little Ants????

Seriously, go check out these deals!!

I am SOOO excited to give away this basket of hand-picked stuff! Special thanks also goes out to Chrystal Mehringer who helped me pick out all these lovely things that we both agreed we would want if we were expecting. She’s just one of the super knowledgeable staff members are Little Ants, and a friend of mine too.